Comparison

Vocabulary Widget vs MathNet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vocabulary Widget

Learn new words directly from your home screen. This app provides daily vocabulary enrichment without needing to open the application.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget
  • Daily word learning
  • Vocabulary enrichment
  • Easy access to new words
Features
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Vocabulary Widget puts a new word — with its part of speech and a clear, concise definition — right on your iPhone home screen and lock screen. A fresh word, whenever you look. WIDGETS - Home screen widget with the word, its definition, and quick like & share - Lock screen widget with the word, its part of speech, and definition WORD OF THE DAY - One hand-picked word every day, with beautiful daily artwork - Share the day's word with friends 1,200 WORDS ACROSS 40 LISTS - Free lists: essentials, describing people, emotions, beautiful words, power verbs, conversation - Pro unlocks 34 more: college prep, grad school prep, business, law, medicine, science, rare words, loanwords, and many more 18 THEMES - Paper, ink, chalkboard, notebook, library, midnight, and more — pick the look your widget wears Find our EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MathNet

Features
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MathNet is adaptive math practice that meets students where they are and grows with them. Five categories — Basic Arithmetic, Number Sense, Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication, and Long Division — each with their own ladder of problem types that unlock as a student demonstrates proficiency. WHY STUDENTS STICK WITH IT Sessions are open-ended. No fixed question count, no looming timer. A student practices for as long as they like, then taps End Session. Every correct answer earns points based on difficulty and speed. Harder problems pay meaningfully more. Lightning-fast correct answers double the points. There's always something to chase. PROFICIENCY-BASED PROGRESSION Each problem type tracks the last 30 results. As a student's accuracy and speed improve, the type advances through six levels: Locked, Learning, Practicing, Proficient, Skilled, and Mastered. Reaching Proficient unlocks the next type in the ladder — so a student who's nailed 2-digit subtraction starts seeing 3-digit problems automatically. No settings to change. For students already comfortable with a type, the quick-competence shortcut moves them along after a few correct answers, so they don't have to grind through 30 problems to prove what they already know. TWO LEARNING MODES Learn Mode is untimed practice. After each problem you see the correct answer — with the work shown for long-form problems — so you can see where you went off. No scoring. Quiz Mode is the scoring mode, with points and proficiency progression. INTERACTIVE EXAMPLES Every category includes step-by-step walkthroughs with user-controlled progression. Tap through the carries on a 4-digit subtraction. Watch partial products build up on a long multiplication. Follow the step work of a long division problem one row at a time. OPTIONAL REWARDS The reward system is off by default. When enabled, points can be exchanged for credits, and credits can be redeemed via a webhook you configure. Plug it into Home Assistant to unlock screen time. Send a Slack message to a parent or teacher. Trigger an IFTTT flow. The webhook URL is yours; MathNet doesn't operate any servers and never sees the data. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No accounts. MathNet uses iCloud for sync. • No tracking. No advertising. No third-party analytics SDKs. • No MathNet servers. Your data lives in your private iCloud database. • The reward webhook is optional and goes directly from your device to the URL you configured. UNIVERSAL APP Works on iPhone and iPad. iCloud syncs progress across all your devices automatically. FOR EVERY AGE MathNet is designed for elementary-school math practice, but it works just as well for older students and adults brushing up on arithmetic, building speed, or working through long-division mechanics they haven't touched in years. The proficiency system meets you wherever you are.

Screenshots

Vocabulary Widget3 screens
MathNet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vocabulary Widget at none against MathNet's 1. Vocabulary Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MathNet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vocabulary Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vocabulary Widget ships an update every 2 days, MathNet every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vocabulary Widget versus MathNet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVocabulary WidgetMathNet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawaiiBryan Hong

In-app purchases

None

Vocabulary Widget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MathNet

One-time1
  • MathNet$1.99

Questions

Is Vocabulary Widget free?
Vocabulary Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MathNet free?
MathNet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vocabulary Widget or MathNet have ads?
Neither Vocabulary Widget nor MathNet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vocabulary Widget or MathNet?
Vocabulary Widget ships an update every 2 days, and MathNet every 6 days. Most recently, Vocabulary Widget was updated on October 6, 2026 and MathNet on September 28, 2026.

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